Expression of T cell receptor Vβ chain in lesional skin of atopic dermatitis

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 424-427

  Ha, Seog Jun ^a   Lee, Hyun Jeong ^a   Byun, Dae Gyoo ^a   Kim, Jin Wou ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Immunohistochemistry; Staphylococcal superantigen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; SUPERANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0031762273     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000155598442700     Document Type: Article

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